Scholarship America

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we kick off 2024, scholarship season is in full swing, with lots of major programs opening or approaching their deadlines! Our Browse Scholarships page is your one-stop destination to make the most of your application time, and now’s the perfect time to check it out. Duff, II Scholarship Program, open now for applications.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

The long-awaited 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available through the Department of Education’s website as of December 30th. The… More » 2024-25 FAFSA Launches (With Some Glitches) The post 2024-25 FAFSA Launches (With Some Glitches) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications. The guide will be updated regularly through April 2024.

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APRIL 2, 2024

The Department of Education announced on Friday that approximately 20% of 2024-25 FAFSA applications were affected by the transmission of inconsistent tax data provided on the Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs).

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

31 as a soft launch period of the 2024-25 FAFSA. The “soft launch period” will allow the Department to monitor and respond to any potential issues impacting the applicant experience. The Department of Education has announced that they will be treating the period leading up to and following Dec.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Department of Education has made the 24-25 Application and Verification Guide as well as the 23-24 FSA Assessments resource available online. To obtain a digital copy of both documents, read the instructions below.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For the 2024-2025 application cycle, the FAFSA will be released in December. If you’re attending college in the fall of 2024, then you’ll likely need to complete the FAFSA this winter. The post Everything You Need to Complete Your 2024-2025 FAFSA appeared first on CFAA. The FAFSA is coming.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 1, 2023

Fall is on the way and the new season marks the beginning of college application season! The 2024-2025 FAFSA will be opening this December, instead of October (like usual). The post What You Need to Gather for Financial Aid Applications appeared first on CFAA. Many state and.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 9, 2024

FSA is conducting another set of webinars designed to answer your most pressing questions about the new FAFSA application.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

FSA’s Federal Student Aid Estimator tool has been updated for 2024-25. The update features the metrics and terminology that is found on the 2024-25 FAFSA® (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. Students and families can use the form to help them estimate how much federal student aid they may be eligible for.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

POSTED DATE September 18, 2023 AUTHOR Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT ID APP-23-13 SUBJECT Notice of the Updated Draft 2024–25 Federal Student Aid Application Materials Draft versions of the proposed 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form and the FAFSA Submission Summary (formerly known as the Student Aid Report) (..)

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For high school seniors, the fall also marks the beginning of college application season. The post How to Prep for the 2024-2025 FAFSA This Fall appeared first on CFAA. Fall marks the beginning of the school year for students nationwide. As we all know, time moves faster once all of the activities and classes begin.

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College Aid Consulting Services

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The 2023-2024 FAFSA® deadlines parents need to know. FAFSA applications started on October 1, 2022. It’s important for students to submit their applications for financial aid as soon as possible. Students should be prepared to file their 2023-2024 FAFSA on October 1st, 2022. 10, 2024 ArFuture Grant (spring term): Jan.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 30, 2024

million FAFSA applications have been successfully submitted and that they have updated the supporting tables used in the Student Aid Index (SAI) calculation to account for inflation. Department of Education announced that more than 3.1 An additional $1.8 billion in federal aid was at stake if the tables were not adjusted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

million Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ® ) forms have been successfully submitted since the 2024-25 redesigned application went live Dec. More than 3.1 30, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Education.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 27, 2023

On Wednesday, the Department of Education announced the availability of Volume 2 – School Eligibility and Operations of the 2023-2024 Federal Student Aid Handbook. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the Application and Verification Guide, nine numbered volumes, and appendices. Access the handbook here.…

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2024

Dr. Jay Hartzell The requirement will be applied during the fall 2025 semester application period, Aug. An estimated 73,000 students applied to the university in 2023 with about 90% of applicants took a standardized exam, according to data provided by the College Board, which administers the SAT.

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College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

On Friday Sept 15th, the Department of Education announced the Comment Request period for 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The comment period is open until October 16, 2023. This is one of the final legal steps before the release of the updated FAFSA which is due out in December.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 1, 2023

To assist with planning and communicating changes to the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, the Department of Education has released a presentation with information and screenshots of the 2024–25 online FAFSA form.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

The Ivy Beauty scholarship program will help financially support 20 students who attend a TMCF member school for the coming academic year 2023-2024. “We Applications for the program opened Jun. 5, with a deadline of Jul. or higher; demonstrate leadership skills; establish financial need; and be a U.S.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 9, 2024

A Soft Launch of This Year’s Financial Aid Application is Causing Frustration For months, parents, students, and financial aid experts alike have been waiting for the 2024-2025 FAFSA to go live. The Education Department opened the FAFSA this month – in a soft launch that’s causing confusion and frustration for applicants.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 1, 2024

The Department of Education announced the creation of FAFSA Fast News: an online blog dedicated to connecting federal officials and financial aid professionals about all things related to the new FAFSA application.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The American Indian College Fund has announced its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the fall of 2024. The American Indian Law School scholarship application window closes March 25. Interested students should complete the application through the College Fund’s web portal.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Updates to the FAFSA Have Delayed College Financial Aid for Millions The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has undergone some major updates for the 2024-2025 application cycle. FAFSA Release for the 2024-2025 As of this moment, the Education Department has announced that FAFSA will be released by December 31st.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 25, 2023

Posted: January 25, 2023 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: 2023-2024 FAFSA Verification-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Return Transcript Matrix Attached to this Electronic Announcement is the 2023-2024 FAFSA Verification-IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix that institutions can use for 2023-2024 verification of IRS tax return information included (..)

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Fall can be a challenging time for high school seniors with college applications, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (otherwise known as FAFSA), and searching for scholarships. The 2024-2025 FAFSA will come online in December, which will condense this year’s application cycle, so it’s.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Cardona said the update, the latest in ED’s 2024–25 Better FAFSA ® implementation, will not impact implementation timelines. million students in total expected to be eligible for Pell Grants in the 2024–25 award year. Since the new 2024–25 FAFSA form became available Dec. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. 30, more than 4.7

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

15, 2024; apply to a Michigan community or tribal college; file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); and enroll in a program of study and begin coursework no later than Fall 2024. To be eligible, students must apply for the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship by Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The priority deadline for applications for the two- to three-person initial cohort is Dec. To be eligible, applicants must be a second-year Ph.D. The AACTE-affiliated program will start Spring 2024. student with 18 completed credit hours who identify as racially and ethnically diverse.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 1, 2024

Within another month, these seniors will become the class of 2024! The college application and prep process is nearly over now, too! If you used estimated figures on your original FAFSA application, you must go back and ensure everything has been pulled properly for your FAFSA paperwork. For college seniors, the end is near!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2024

29, following the college's announced closure at the end of spring 2024. Walsh reported that roughly 220 Notre Dame students have visited campus, and to date, 42 members of the men’s team and 15 members of the women’s team have applied to the university, which has received 130 applications as of April 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dr. Greg Nayor In what has been another delay, ED announced last week that schools and agencies involved in financial aid will receive Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information – which they use to determine student total financial aid offerings – until the first half of March. 8 – had left applicants frustrated.

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EAB

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Blogs 4 takeaways from marketing to graduate students in 2023—and predictions for 2024 Insights from a former higher ed CMO I recently returned from the Windy City, where I attended the American Marketing Association ’s (AMA) annual higher ed symposium. But in 2024, AI will become increasingly embedded in enrollment teams’ day-to-day work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Amid ongoing issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this year, the City University of New York (CUNY) is looking to help. We don’t want the unprecedented delays and changes in this year’s federal aid application process to deter them from coming to CUNY or any college." Matos Rodríguez. "We

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

AUGUST 22, 2023

It’s been 40 years since the last major overhaul of the FAFSA application. If you need a reminder, FAFSA is the application every college student should file for financial aid assistance as a freshman and throughout. The post Did the Updates to the 2024-2025 FAFSA Actually Make It Better? appeared first on CFAA.

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College Aid Services

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The post FSA Publishes the 2024–25 Draft FAFSA Specifications Guide first appeared on College Aid Services.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Be Prepared for a Fast Financial Aid Application Cycle It’s a well known fact that the “early bird gets the worm” and as I’ve talked about often on the blog, the earlier you submit your financial aid paperwork, the better chance you have of more funding for college. As soon as the application opens, be prepared to submit your paperwork.

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